A weekend that beautiful should not be allowed to be that short. We took advantage of the gorgeous weather and…
The Great Alaska Trip: Part 3
Note: I never finished my trip report about our Alaska vacation back in July/August, and since I’m going to Japan…
I’m a Mac
On Friday, my shiny new iMac arrived in the mail. Joy! (I joked on Twitter that I bought it because…
Mustang Beach
After running my half of the 10-Miler relay (see previous blog entry) on Sunday, I immediately headed home to shower…
USA 10-Miler Race Report
Photo courtesy volunteer extraordinaire Joe It’s called the 10-Miler, but I only ran 5 miles. I know, I know, a…
Rendezvous #1
Apollo-era Mission Control Yesterday I worked my first sim ever in the “front room” of Mission Control. I’ve spent more…
Vote, Part 2
After my blog post last week about the importance of registering to vote, I’m sure you’ll all find it ironic…
Who Needs Sleep?
I stayed up way too late last night watching the VP debate, then watching post-debate analysis, then working on a…
VOTE
Watch the video. Make sure you’re registered. Then go vote. I don’t even care who you vote for. Seriously. Sure,…
Billions and Billions
Does anyone really understand how much $700 billion really is? I don’t. I mean, I can read the stats and…
50th
When I type “nasa.gov” into my browser, it gives me a security warning and asks if I am sure I…
Getting Out of the Suburbs
Assorted space news from the weekend: Bad, bad news in Hubble-land. The telescope had a pretty major failure over the…
